noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
comb-shaped; pectiniform
Describes something shaped like a comb, often used in technical or descriptive contexts. The term しつじょう is a rare reading.
この化石は櫛状の構造を持っている。
This fossil has a comb-shaped structure.
櫛状の歯を持つ魚がいる。
There are fish with comb-shaped teeth.
Compound of 櫛 (kushi, 'comb') + 状 (jō, 'shape' or 'form'). The reading しつじょう uses the on'yomi of 櫛.